#KeepOurHomesDetroit Update – THANK YOU!
To Donate: https://www.gofundme.com/ourhomesdetroit
THANK YOU!
We are very grateful to and for those of you who’ve made donations in the past 24 hours. We’re also thankful for those of you who have spread the word. The response has been amazing and we’re well on our way to start bidding on houses. We’ll be posting daily updates on our progress in the auction and answering questions as we receive them.
Are donations to Keep Our Homes Detroit tax-deductible?
We want to clarify that YES!, your donations are tax deductible. The funds are being transferred to our partners at United Community Housing Coalition, who will provide receipts for deductions if requested. We’re currently making adjustments to the Go Fund Me account to reflect this!
How will Keep Our Homes Detroit work?
There have been other charitable efforts to buffer the impact of the Wayne County Tax Foreclosure Auction on Detroiters. #KeepOurHomesDetroit is different because our program will not only keep Detroiters facing evictions IN THEIR HOMES, but will also grow the Storehouse of Hope Community Land Trust and support the #Homes4all Housing and Tenant Rights Campaign.
The importance of the Community Land Trust (CLT) in #KeepOurHomesDetroit cannot be understated. In 2014, Michigan State law was changed around foreclosure auctions to prevent people who lost their homes from purchasing them back. Keep Our Homes Detroit works within that law by placing the home in the CLT. The CLT will ensure that the homes remain permanently affordable and safe from speculation. As CLT members participating families will advocate for policy change around ownership of their home and help build the growing #HomesForAll Housing and Tenant Rights Campaign. Our partners at the United Community Housing Coalition (UCHC) are leading on the effort to identify families and homes in the auction process. UCHC are well-respected and have been supporting families faced with foreclosure for decades.
To Donate: https://www.gofundme.com/ourhomesdetroit
Your donation today is not only charitable but powerful.
We can beat the auction at its own game and buy land to 1) keep families housed and 2) place more homes in a community land trust that will ensure these homes remain permanently affordable and safe from speculation.
Thank you again for your interest and support!
https://www.gofundme.com/ourhomesdetroit
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